Winston Theatre
641-643 W. Fourth Street,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27101
641-643 W. Fourth Street,
Winston-Salem,
NC
27101
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The Winston Theatre was located in downtown Winston-Salem on West 4th Street.
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1981 Photo of the Winston Theatre.
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Here is an undated B&W photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cfalc7
1958 photo of the Winston Theatre.
http://www.digitalforsyth.org/photos/1361
Theatre opened 13 April 1949 with 999 seats and the architect was Erle G Stillwell.It was located at 641-3 West Fourth Street.
I went with high school friends to 2001: A Space Odyssey on a Friday or Saturday night. We were lucky to get in and had to sit in the first row. Wow!
Not only did “The Sound Of Music” played here during its 44-week roadshow engagement between 1965 and 1966…..
But A Lot of Great Movies Played To Record Crowds at the Winston Theatre……. From “Ben-Hur”, to “Spartacus”,to “How The West Was Won” “West Side Story”-played here in October of 1962 “Lawrence of Arabia”-Opened at the Winston on 8-22-1963 “2001: A Space Odyssey”-in 1969
“West Side Story” played at the Winston Theatre on October 17,1962 as a Exclusive Engagement.
“Lawrence of Arabia” played at the Winston Theatre on August 22,1963 was also a Exclusive Engagement Showing.
Does this theater still exist? I’ve been trying to find it on Google Earth, but there’s nothing on 4th Street remotely like it.
Should be listed as Closed/Demolished. It would have been located net door to the Foothills Brewing.
Re. Bill’s question: The theater closed sometime in the early 80’s if memory serves. The building was not demolished, but it was converted to office space. It is the white building directly across the street from Foothills Brewery.